Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-17
TEXAS ELECTION OUTRAGES.
Further Testimony Before the Senate
subcommittee.
SHOOTING AT THE PoLIS-BALLoT-BOXES SEIZED b
ARMED MEN-REPUBLICAN TICKETS THROWN OUT.

SHOOTING AT THE POLIS-BALLOT-B BOXES SEIZED BY
ARMED MEN-REPUBLICAN TICKETS THROWN OUT.
When the sub-elections committee of the Senate
resumed the Texas outrage investigation at }
O'Clock yesterday afternoon Lewis P. Pennington,
cOlored waiter at Llewellyn precinct testified
that three masked men raided the poll at night,
when the votes were being counted; one OF them,
Devices Bolton, was killed. Felix kinlow, colored,
testified that he was in the room where the votes
were being counted. though he had no business
there. He described the raid on the ballot box,
and his own flight, and he said subsequently "a
admitted that Polk Hill, colored, who was hanged
by the mob, said he killed Devices Bolton. Senator
EuStis read the testimony OF these TWO witnesses
given at the Bolton inquest. They admitted that
their testimony given then was not true, and said
they were scared at the inquest. W. NJ. Shaw,
colored testified that he was aJudge Of election at
Graball polling place: that armed men raided the
place and took the boxes and tally sheets. Wit
ness believed that the white election officers knew
the raid was to be made
THE TESTIMONY TO-DAY.
The subcommittee resumed its investigation
this morning. The first witness was E. b. Brown,
a cOlOred farmer, aged 45, citizen of Washington
county, Texas for 2l years, who testified that he
votes at Graball was clerk at that polling place
were republican, mostly cast by coiored men; the
precinct, comprising several polling places, is
strongly republican, The election officers at
Graball were three white and two coored men.
"There was good deal OF fussing and rowdying"
going on about the polls; good deal OF shooting,
all by whites and It scared some t OF The colored
ing Of votes began few minutes after O'Clock.
Callaway, a white democrat entered the room
while the count was going on, ana calling aside
the white election officers read it TO them. Wit
ness tried to peep at the nOte but was not per-
mitted to see #. Half an hour afterwards
THREE ARMED MEN WEARING MASKS
entered and took possession OF the ballot boxes
tickets and tally sheets. Mr. Aubrey, one OF the
white officers resisted some, but the other two
whites laughed and one OF them said he was sorry
they hadn't taken the box Two hours sooner ne
could then have gone to bed Witness had never
heard OF any arrests OF rewards being offered for
the arrest OF the ballot box robbers. On cross eX-
animation by Mr.. Eus.is, witness said nobody was
prevented from voting; every man voted us he
pleased. During the count Mr. Baldrich, white
democrat entered and asked how Kirk and Bolton
democrats were running; ne was told that Kirk
Quiry half an hour later and asked about Kirk
and was told that 1t was no better 1t was after
Galloway brought the note, that the inquiry was
made about bow Kirk was running Twenty
minutes after this last inquiry the box was taken
THROWING OUT OF REPUBLICAN BALLOTS.
Mr.. Spooner directed that G. A. Mayo, of Inde-
pendence, be called as he intended to examine
him as to the throwing out OF republican ballots
Judge Kirk, counsel for the citizens, said it
would be admitted that the republican ballots at
that poll were not counted.
Mr.. SpOoner said heeproposed to show that they
were thrown out because they We're republican
votes
Mr. Eustis said that question was not raised in
the memorial, and therefore was not before the
committee; that it was question OF law.
Mr.. Spooner said he would not go into the in
curing IL Mr.. EuStiS objected
Mr. EuStiS would not object, but did not think
that question should be gone into.
Mr.. SpoOner said the Texas supreme court had
decided that the diamond-shaped tickets were
legal and he would go into the inquiry.
g. A: Mayo, eolGTed, farmer of Washington
county and republican, voted at Independence
There were 800 votes cast, most OF them republi-
can. Mr.. swords, the presiding judge, democrat
after counting about ten republican votes, held a
whispered consultation with Capt Clay, demo-
crat, after which Swords said aloud: 81 was think
ing so myself. These ballots are illegal and
threw them out" Citizens present, democrats
protested, and Swords went out. He returned
saying he had telephOned to Brennan and learned
that the diamOnd-shaped tickets had been thrown
out all over the county. There were protests and
swords was admOniShed that he would get into
| trouble. They decided to throw them out. Wit
ness was an inspector at the box; he protested
but remembering Chapel Hill, two years before
that he afraid to say anything; 1877 diamond
shaped tickets were ruled out, but were strung
democrat, entered the room in hurry and called
for his brother. The two went out, and witness
followed to see what was up. Bryan when told
the diamond shaped tickets had been thrown out
to down em on"
Recess until 1880.
"RNG-w0RM" WITNESS.
At IL: 80 the cOmittee resumed. W. L. Williams
white testified that he was citizen OF Independ-
ence and democrat, and present last fall at the
counting OF the votes there; the republicans had
a majority but not very large. Witness objected
and after examining the statutes, gave 1t as his
opinion that the ballots were legal. Witness did
not think the ballots were counted.
It was developed that Moore was republican.
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